Toy locomotive



March 12, 1935. CARUSO 1,994,064

TOY LocoMoTivE Filed Nov. 11, 1932 INVENTOR /%/"/0 (4/4/50 ATTORNEY i M l,99'4,0'6 l I UNITED STATES PATENT OFF-ICE TOY LOCOMOTIVE Mario Caruso, Forest Hills, N. Y., assignor to The Lionel Corporation, New York, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application November 11,1932, Serial No. 642,221

2 Claims. (01. 240-71 The present invention relates to toy locomostamping shaped to simulate the front of the tives and is more particularly directed toward boiler of a regular steam-type locomotive and locomotive headlights in toy locomotives of the is provided with a rearwardly extending flange steam type. 21 adapted to fit about the front of the boiler- 5 The present invention contemplates a headsimulating member 16. The tubular member 5 light construction for steam type toy locomo- 16 is provided with an aperture to receive a tives in which the lamp bulb is mounted within prong or hook-like member 22 carried by the the boiler-simulating portion of the locomotive stamping 20. The stamping is apertured as inand behind the closure member at the front dicateol at 23 to receive a screw 24 by which it of this boiler-simulating portion so that the is secured to the chassis 25. The boiler front 10 lamp bulb is completely protected against acci- 20 is provided with a central aperture 26, two dental breakage. apertures 27 and 28 near the top, and another The closure member is provided with a body elongated aperture 29 shown here at he top simulating the appearance of a regular locomoof the stamping.

tive headlight and with two lantern-like devices The astin member 30 is se ured o he f ont 15' so arranged as to be illuminated by the enclosed of the closure member so as to be in front lamp bulb and, if desired, one can also provide 0f e C tra Ope Metal eyelet members the boiler front with an illuminated number or -31 and 32 are secured to the stampi g 20 by name plate so that the number of the locomop ng ind a d at 33- Tr pa i 3 nd 20 tive is illuminated by the same lamp bulb. 35 are P e ably inserted into these eye et mem- 20 A further object of the invention is to prohers o a light can p through the transvide for the passage of light through the st k parencies to simulate the side-lights of the locoof the locomotive so as to. simulate the operation mOtiVe- The elongated aperture 29 is Placed of the regular locomotive. side an embossed frame as indicated at 3'6 and The accompanying drawing serves to illusa translucent number plate 37 is secured in 25 trate one preferred embodiment of the invenplace behind this frame by prongs as d tion, but without limiting the invention to all at d in Fi 4- as u h as the eyelets and the details thereof except as the same may be headlight body cas in are Separate P y required by the appended 1 i i e of may be finished in difierent colors than the the prior art. In the drawing; black enamel generally employed for boiler 30 Fig. 1 is a diagrammatic perspective view of fronts a steam type toy locomotive having the head It wi be ppa n r m h f r o n tha light construction; the' lamp bulb is completely protected by the Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical sectional View rigid metal n i n f he y l mot v through the front end of the locomotive, parts so h a a s p v d. W n t la p 35 being in elevation; is lighted, however, one obtains a strong light Fig. 3 is a front view of th locomotive, parts beam from the central opening to simulate the being omitted; an headlight of the locomotive and obtains light Fig. 4 is an inside view of the closure member through the sidelight forming members and 40 forming t boiler fr ntthrough the stack, as well as illumination of the 40 In the drawing, the f t of the power number plate. This arrangement makes it posplant the toy locomotive is indicated at 10 sible to completely simulate the standard steam and one of the wheels at 11, the steam chest type locomotive so far as Such features are at 12, and. the cow-catcher at 13. The ow r concerneq' f plant 10 carries a lamp socket 14 into g i Replacing the light bulb is easily accomplished 5 screwed a lamp bulb 15. The boiler-simulating 2Z fif gz i glg gi fi zgfg i: 3 313 portion of the toy locomotive is in the form from the boiler body forming member of a tubular sheet metal member 16 open at the What is claimed front 17. This boiler-simulating portion carries, boiler front f steam type toy 10c0mo 50 among other .parts, a stack-slmulat n element tives comprising a sheet metal stamping simulat- 13 Whlch 15 preferably Placed a red transing the boiler front of a steam type locomotive p y and provided with a central aperture and two The closure member or boiler front is indiapertures near the edge thereof, forwardly procated at 20. It is in the form of a sheet metal jecting eyelet-like members secured in the two 55 latter mentioned apertures, colored transparencies in the eyelet-like members, a portion of the stamping being embossed to form a frame for a number plate and apertured in said frame, a translucent number plate secured behind said aperturecl frame, and a forwardly projecting miniature headlight body secured to the stamping in front of the central aperture.

2. A steam type toy locomotive having a tubular boiler simulating portion, a removable closure simulating a boiler front, and a lamp bulb mounted to the rear of the closure member, the boiler simulating portion carrying a tubular stack through which direct light from the bulb passes to produce an upwardly directed beam, the closure carrying a headlight body and two sidelights.

MARIO CARUSO. 

